Just started playing it, is Averis in love with Zenith or just friendship?
From what I gathered when playing is that Averis and Zenith were unofficially together or rode the line between lovers and friends (but it seems everyoneās on that line for a hot second) and hadnāt started an āofficialā relationship due to the distance between them until Zenith got hurt and everyone was back together. Then again that might change depending on if you ask Zenith or Averis to be monogamous ā I hadnāt tried asking either of them that thoā¦
I could be very wrong tho lol
Edited: Fixed spelling (hopefully) and tried to make everything make better sense ā Iām also on mobile so I apologize.
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Thank you! I donāt really like to romance characters who are in love or interested in someone else.
It makes me feel like a couldhavemayhavehomewrecker.
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People already said it, but I also think itās kinda unfair to people interested in romancing guyso put all male ROs in as poly relationship options. Sure itās nice that polyamory gets representation, but there are people who prefer monogamy and I think there is nothing wrong with either form as long all parties consent to it. Imo in this game the representation of polyamory might have been taken a bit too far, to use a Hungarian idiom Iād say the author āfell off the other side of the horseā (that means they took it too far).
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I, personally, donāt think the polyamory was taken too far, but the advertisement for the game doesnāt seem quite right then again thatās just me.
This game definitely seems to be poly-oriented (which I LOVED donāt get me wrong), but the idea of monogamy in this game seems to be either date the Pirate Queen or break up an established couple (please correct me if Iām wrong), which is a untouched territory for me so I was mostlyā¦ railroaded? Left without a choice? to romance everyone with polyamorous intent ā but I went into the game with the intent to poly Averis and Zenith soā¦ not a huge deal for me.
Then again the only character I tried to romance monogamously was Oz andā¦ that didnāt feel right because he was (and is) with Rune. He mentions not being able to fully move on from Rune, which I get but I felt awful trying to romance him when he really didnāt seem super interested. If I had gotten to know Rune better, I would have been 210% down to enter a poly with both of them but ya know ā winks in Rune spoilers
//on mobile again, Iām sorry for any mistakes!!
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We can all agree to disagree on this, I think. This is a game where the MC joins a crew that is predominantly a polycule. Some people donāt want to read polyamory, others do. There are so few games with polyamorous options, let alone ones with options. This is clearly written to cater to polyamorous people, and I donāt think we should talk as if thatās somehow a detriment to the game just because it may not be your cup of tea!
I do agree that maybe that means the advertising needs to be a little more direct about the poly focus.
Also, @ClamoribusRogamina, why do you say that Oz didnāt seem romantically interested in you? I just did his route, and he seemed absolutely smitten with the Navigator to me?
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This, I no way meant to get into a fight with anyone. I just think the more people state their opinions (not just positive ones, but opinions about why the game might ānot exactly be their cup of teaā) might help the author to think about their next game. Is it enough for them to please those they did already? Do they want to turn those who criticized something in their realesed work? Do the things the players suggested or complained about make even the least bit of sense? Or is it complately against the author views? Then make their choices about the next project. So in a way criticism can also help an author, as long it doesānt says just āit sucksā
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Ahh I guess it was his moments of hesitance that he seemed to be having (which is understandable). It could be that Iām remembering wrong but it just felt like no matter how smitten he was, he wasnāt really super keen on having a relationship with the/my MC because he was still mourning Rune.
Iāll admit, it was probably me reading too deeply into certain things and it also didnāt help that I felt like an intruder when romancing him because of what happened with Rune. It just didnāt feel quite right to me, I suppose, to romance him when he was still very devistated by everything that had happened.
Donāt get me wrong, I liked romancing him! I just feltā¦ complicated about it. If we had gotten more time to get to know Rune (as others have stated), I probably wouldnāt have felt as bad due to knowing both of them well and figuring out how they both feel about everything. Then again, by that point my MC would be in love with both of them lol.
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I hope I didnāt come across as rude! I definitely didnāt mean to imply that anyone here was picking a fightāI was mainly referring to an earlier string of comments that seemed like they were frowning upon polyamory in general. I do 100% agree in the value of letting an author know where things felt āmissedā and what not! 
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Oh, hm!! This is a very big on spoilers, so consider not clicking if youāre not done exploring the story butādid you save Rune? In the beginning heās definitely mourning losing Rune and their love, butā¦ Rune isnāt dead?? After he gets them back, heās all-in with the both of you. The only time I personally felt he was hesitant was if you tried to initiate sex with him, and he does cite Rune in that scene but to me that kinda felt more like an aspec thing than anythingā¦ 
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To not always just criticize this game. I for one liked that the MC had more of a supporter role here instead having the plot revolving around them. Itās a nice change sometimes, there is a reason after all why Choice of Alexandria is one of my favorite CoGs.
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Ahhhhh!! I just realized I saved Rune when I wasnāt romancing Oz and I think I forgot (like the gremlin I am) to save them when I was ā Wow, I feel awful!! Iāll have to replay and make doubly sure that I save Rune! 
I also never tried to initiate sex with him ā I havenāt seen/read any of the characterās sex scenes tbh, but knowing heās hesitant during that Iāll probably stay away from it.
No more distracted playing for me lol
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Thatāll do it! But now Iām curious to try his route the way you did to see the difference!
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This is actually the game that is bringing me back to Choice of Games in general after a long time of having fallen off due to lack of time. Thereās usually not a lot of options for nonbinary PCs or romances and especially polyam or aroace paths, so I was super excited for this one! And itās not just the first time I got to do a polyam romance but I even had options to pick from, which was utterly delightful!
Overall I do see why someone who is more invested in monogamy might not be the target audience for this one, but the inclusion of Gwenās romance as a totally monogamous option does offset that a little bit and, overall, I definitely get the impression that this game is most meant to cater to those that donāt often get considered in fiction. So I think that the heavy lean towards polyamorous options was definitely intentional. For me, at least, itās been my first time feeling like Iāve been seen in a game. Iām only partially through it but the writing is beautiful and all of the character interactions ring really true to me.
I also really enjoy being able to step into a world that already feels built and real, like everyoneās story was already in motion before I came onto the scene, it allows a lot of opportunities for the worldbuilding and character writing to really shine and Iām already deeply invested in all of them. (Iām going for a whole ship collection of mostly same feather and heart star relationships with Gwen as a romantic one and I just know Iām going to play again in different combos after Iām done.)
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This is a little late, but congratulations, @RoAnnaSylver! I loved being a beta tester and the completed Dawnfall is on my Steam wishlist! Canāt wait to romance everyone again 
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Thank you so much, @NMCannon and @EriExplosion. That really means so much, honestly. <3
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My biggest biggest BIGGEST gripe
Youāve completed a chapter come back in 3 hours.
3 hours later
Page 1 So i went to get lunch and blah blah blah
Page 2: after lunch i took a nap
Youāve completed a chapter come back in 3 hours.
There was literally not figuratively a 2 page chapter.
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That sounds more like a bug to me, none of the chapters Iāve completed have been that short - which chapter was it?
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It was near the end. I also wasnāt romancing anyone.
That really sounds like a bug. You should have gotten a whole scene with a movie night kind of fun thing. Iāll take a look!
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